A blood donation camp was organised at Kusai Colony, Ranchi by Kusai Colony Welfare Society, JUVNL Ranchi and Blood Bank, RIIMS on Monday. Blood donation will not only saves many lives but also increases awareness and participation from the youth. The misconceptions related to blood donation can only be removed by creating such awareness camps, said eminent people present on the occasion.
Senior Advocate of Jharkhand High Court Richa Sanchita donated blood on the occasion and said that blood donation does not cause any kind of weakness, but one can also and avoid many major diseases. “In society, misconceptions about blood donation can be overcome only by awareness. Due to the lack of blood in hospitals, people should come forward and take part in blood donation camps particularly the youth. By donating blood we can save the lives of many strangers and together we should make this holy work a success.”
Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister said, “We should donate blood from time to time. This way we can keep ourselves healthy and also help others in the need for survival. One drop of your blood could save somebody's life and there is no substitute for blood. Blood donation is a mahadan. With regular camps being organised, the emergency situation in hospitals will also come to an end.”
IAS officer, Manjunath Bhajantri, also donated blood and appealed to others to do the same. He said that people generally have the impression that blood loss is a physical impairment, whereas this is not so, but blood donation releases more blood from the body and in some days new blood is formed.
Dr Chandrabhushan of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) said that 40-50 units of blood are given to the needy at RIMS on a regular basis. He also said that blood donation reduces the chances of heart diseases.
Secretary of Kusai Colony welfare society committee and JUVNL General Manager (Distribution) Rajkumar Agarwal said that the society has been making continuous efforts for social welfare.